Author: Fred Kroner
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Bulldogs place third at Dunlap Invitational
By Fred Kroner Five Mahomet-Seymour athletes crossed the finish line within 26.9 seconds of one another on Friday (Sept. 24), helping the Bulldogs to a third-place finish in the 39-team Dunlap Junior High girls’ cross-country invitational at Detweiller Park, in Peoria. Madalyn Marx (28th in 13 minutes, 34.9 seconds) and Taylor Mills (34th in 13:37.2)… Read more
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Yeakel leads Bulldogs to victory at Charleston
By Fred Kroner Ava Yeakel produced the highest-scoring game for a Mahomet-Seymour eighth-grade girls’ basketball player this season on Tuesday (Sept. 28), tossing in 19 points in a 35-17 Bulldog victory at Charleston. Lily Bosworth chipped in with nine points as M-S bounced back from a loss in its previous game. On Thursday (Sept. 23),… Read more
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Fonte, Martin help Bulldogs to pick up fifth win
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s unbeaten seventh-grade girls’ basketball held off Charleston on Tuesday (Sept. 28) for its fifth consecutive victory. Courtney Fonte hit a team-high seven points and nailed two late free throws to clinch the 21-17 win. Hannah Martin added six points. On Thursday (Sept. 23), the M-S Junior High seventh-graders held their opponent… Read more
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Four MSJHS athletes compete in IESA State Golf Tournament
By Fred Kroner In its first year with a junior high school golf program, Mahomet-Seymour ended the season with its first top-25 boys’ state placer. Kelton Hennessy fired rounds of 38 and 42 for an 80 in the one-class IESA state finals on Friday (Sept. 17) at Metamora Fields. He tied for 21st in the… Read more
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M-S Soccer holds fifth-ranked Morton
By Fred Kroner Senior Clayton Gibson managed a goal and an assist on Friday (Sept. 24) as the Mahomet-Seymour soccer team fought to a 2-2 draw against Morton, the state’s fifth-ranked team. The halftime score was 1-1. Sam Henrichs had a goal and Titus Payne an assist for the Bulldogs. Junior goalkeeper Zach Beyer had… Read more
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Maroa-Forsyth defeats M-S tennis
By Fred Kroner Savannah Amatyleon and Lillie Hillard won singles matches for the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ tennis team on Thursday (Sept. 23), but the Bulldogs dropped a 7-2 dual-meet decision to Maroa-Forsyth at the University of Illinois courts. At No. 5 singles, Amatyleon topped Emma Fawley, 6-4, 6-4. At No. 6 singles Hillard edged Emma Schmahl,… Read more
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Bulldogs win over Charleston volleyball
By Fred Kroner Libby Bodine had 15 assists and teammate Maddie Gaede added 10 assists and three digs as the Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team won at home over Charleston, 25-11, 25-17, on Thursday (Sept. 23). M-S (14-5) returns to action on Tuesday (Sept. 28) at Lincoln. M-S is 5-1 in Apollo Conference matches. The Bulldogs junior… Read more
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Mahomet-Seymour finishes as runner-up at East Peoria Invitational
By Fred Kroner Five Mahomet-Seymour athletes finished within 53 seconds of one another on Saturday (Sept. 25), helping the Bulldogs to a runner-up finish in the girls’ East Peoria Invitational at Black Partridge Park. Eureka, ranked fifth in the Class 1A, was the team champion with a score of 78. Closely behind was M-S, ranked… Read more
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Nofziger finishes first at East Peoria Invitational
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour senior Kyle Nofziger was the individual winner on Saturday (Sept. 25) in the East Peoria boys’ cross-country invitational at Black Partridge Park. Nofziger bested a 191-runner field, completing the 2.94-mile course in 15 minutes, 22.8 seconds. His winning margin was 5.6 seconds. Four seniors ran upfront for the state-ranked Bulldogs, who… Read more
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M-S Football moves into Class 5A rankings with win over Charleston
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs celebrated their entrance into the state football rankings (No. 10 in Class 5A) with a convincing 48-10 Apollo Conference win on Friday (Sept. 24) at Charleston. The win was the team’s fifth in a row to start the season, making them playoff-eligible. If M-S gets to six wins, it will… Read more